Late, sometime before midnight He comes creeping up And before you get him sussed He's gone before dusk And when you arise Red ruby rings circle your eyes If it's later than you realized Check with the stars and the skies Old moon madness has struck again A howl in the dark light A flash of teeth bright white A scream and a bite Old moon madness has struck again tonight But there's no need to worry For the crimes that you've done Worse has been committed With no moon madness to blame it on Old moon madness has struck again In fact you could say you're lucky You and me Mother Earth has only one moon And not three